The first of a series of game overviews to give you the ins and outs of the available games in place for this season’s inaugural United Rugby Championship tournament (a tournament that for those who aren’t aware will include the existing PRO14 teams plus South Africa’s 4 ex-Super Rugby franchises: the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers).
If any new games pop up, please let us know at fantasyrugbygeek@gmail.com or @frugbygeek on Twitter. First under the microscope is the official platform for the URC Fantasy game. It is well trodden ground for all fantasy rugby fanatics, it’s SuperBru, check it out here.
THE PREMISE
A classic and straightforward fantasy game, SuperBru has no salary limits, so you can load your team with superstars. Fill your squad with players: one in each field position plus one reserve for each grouping (So your squad is four outside backs, three centres, two fly-halves, two scrum-halves, four loose forwards, three locks, two hookers, three props), unlike some other fantasy rugby games, you do not get any points for the players on your bench, so choose your starting XV wisely.
You are limited to four players per team, so you can some good coverage on players lining up against the perceived weaker teams, however you will also need to choose carefully elsewhere. Once the tournament gets underway, you can make a limited number of transfers each round (four per round with the occasional increase to 10 per round for the later rounds).
SuperBru have been doing fantasy games for years and they know what they are doing. It’s a great game, popular all over the world and there are plenty of extremely competitive private leagues going on (including the FRG league here).
THE KEY POINTS
- Site: https://www.superbru.com/urc_fantasy
- Squad Size: 23
- Team size: 15
- Double scoring captain?: Yes
- Designated Kicker?: Yes (Can’t be the same player as your captain)
- Transfers: 4 free transfers per round (Except for Rounds 12, 14, 16 and 17 where 10 transfers are allowed…)
- Max players from one team: 4
THE EDGE
Plan ahead
Keep an eye on the fixture list when making your transfers to ensure that you get the best bang for your buck and that the players in teams with favourable runs of fixtures are in your side
Double check your XV is starting before the round lock
Once the gameweek lock has passed, you cannot change your team. Lineups are usually all announced by Friday afternoon, so keep an eye on the lineups and make sure your XV are all starting.
Out-of-position players are worth their weight in gold
Keep an eye on players who are classified in one position but end up playing in another position that may well provide greater returns (think a winger classified as a centre, a loose forward classified as a lock, etc).
Players who like to run with the ball have the potential to score big
With 0.5 points on offer for each 5m covered, you will be well rewarded with players who run the ball in from deep and can take on and beat players, so load your team up with fullbacks and wings who like to run with the ball.
If you back your Fantasy Rugby skills to lead you to Fantasy URC glory, then join our public fantasy league on SuperBru. You can find my pool here (https://www.superbru.com/urc_fantasy/pool.php?p=12399782) or by downloading the Superbru app and searching for the pool with code: intotile
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